The Life and Letters of Charles Darwin: Including an Autobiographical Chapter, Volume 1D. Appleton, 1887 - Naturalists |
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... delight which my uncle gave me ( the father of Francis Galton ) by explaining the principle of the vernier of a barometer . With respect to diversified tastes , independently of science , I was fond of reading various books , and I used ...
... delight which my uncle gave me ( the father of Francis Galton ) by explaining the principle of the vernier of a barometer . With respect to diversified tastes , independently of science , I was fond of reading various books , and I used ...
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... delight when I first read of the action of icebergs in transporting boulders , and I gloried in the progress of Geology . Equally striking is the fact that I , though now only sixty - seven years old , heard the Professor , in a field ...
... delight when I first read of the action of icebergs in transporting boulders , and I gloried in the progress of Geology . Equally striking is the fact that I , though now only sixty - seven years old , heard the Professor , in a field ...
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... delightful , independently of the autumnal shooting . Life there was perfectly free ; the country was very pleasant for walking or riding ; and in the evening there was much very agreeable conversation , not so personal as it generally ...
... delightful , independently of the autumnal shooting . Life there was perfectly free ; the country was very pleasant for walking or riding ; and in the evening there was much very agreeable conversation , not so personal as it generally ...
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... delight as did Euclid . The careful study of these works , without attempting to learn any part by rote , was the only ... delightful . Although , as we shall presently see , there were some re- deeming features in my life at Cambridge ...
... delight as did Euclid . The careful study of these works , without attempting to learn any part by rote , was the only ... delightful . Although , as we shall presently see , there were some re- deeming features in my life at Cambridge ...
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... delightful man , but did not live for many years . Another was Mr. Dawes , afterwards Dean of Hereford , and famous for his success in the education of the poor . These men and others of the same standing , together with Henslow , used ...
... delightful man , but did not live for many years . Another was Mr. Dawes , afterwards Dean of Hereford , and famous for his success in the education of the poor . These men and others of the same standing , together with Henslow , used ...
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